36 DISCOrORELLID^. 



Defrancia truncata, Sars, Bcskrivel. Norsk. Poli/z. Vid. Selskab. Fork. 



18G2, p. 20. 

 Defrancia stellata, Busk. An. N. Hist. 2nd ser. vol. xviii. p. 36, pi. i. 



Ceriopora stellata, Goldf. Petref. i. p. 39, pi. 30. fig. 12 (t. Smitt). 



Hah. Deep water ; coast of Norway, 40-60 fathoms (Basch, Sars) ; 

 Norway and Finmark {M^ Andrew !) 



2. Domopora annulata, n. sp. (Plate XXXI. fig. 3.) 



Zoariimi simple, mammiform ; months of cells disposed in rings 

 around the trunk, marking the edges of each successive growth. 



Hah. John Adams's Bank, South Atlantic (H.2I.S. 'Herald ;' 

 Marc/iJlivrai/). 



Keadily distinguished from D. truncata by the annulated aspect 

 of the stem and the absence of rays at its extremity. It might well 

 form the type of a distinct genus or subgenus. 



5. DEFRANCEIA, D'Orb. 



Zoarium stipitate ; capitulum cupped. Cells disposed in elevated 

 rays extending to the margin of the cup ; central portion of cup and 

 intcrserial spaces cancellate. Outer surface of capitulum and stem 

 pitted (sometimes smooth). 



Pelagia, Lanwuroux, 1821 (non Bktinville, 1803). 



Defranceia, D'Orb. I.e. p. 680. 



Defi-ancia (pars), Bronn, Romer, Reuss, Hugenoio, Geinitz, ^c. ; 



Busk, Craq Polyz. 

 Defrancia, Smitt, Oveis. 1866, pp. 408 & 493. 

 Lichenopora (pars), D'Orh. 

 Discofascigera, D'Orb. 



1. Defranceia lucernaria, Sars. (Plate XXXIII. fig. 3.) 



Rays short, widening towards the outer end, multiserial ; cancelli 

 wide, irregular ; outer surface pitted ; pits oblong. 



Tubulipora lucernaria, Sars, Reise Lof. Finm. p. 145. 



Defi-ancia lucernaria, Sars, Beskriv. iV. Pohjz. p. 26 ; Smitt, I. c. 



p. 408. 

 Defrancia trimcata, Busk, An. X. Hist. 2nd ser. vol. xviii. p. 35, pi. 1 . 



fig. 5. _ 

 Discofascigera cupula, D'Orb. Pal. Fraia;. p. G75 (from Spitzbergen). 



Hah. Coast of Norway and Finmark {M' Andrew, Sars) ; Spitz- 

 bergen, 40-60 fathoms ; Umenak, Greenland, 250 fathoms ; Julian 

 Hafeu, 130 fathoms. 



